Taiwan warns of possible bomb aboard flight

Hong Kong authorities and two airlines said on Friday they had received a warning from Taiwan officials regarding a possible bomb aboard a Cathay Pacific or Dragonair flight arriving from the mainland over the next two days.

The warning comes amid heightened security concerns in China following recent suicide bombings and stabbings.

"We are aware of a threat with reference to our flights from the mainland to Hong Kong as shared by the Taiwan authorities," a spokesperson for Cathay Pacific, and its unit Dragonair, said in an e-mailed statement to Reuters.